The Joint Was Jumping

Saturday was a zoo at our house. A carpenter has been working on the place for over a week. This day, he brought friends. Lots of friends. They were painting, putting in the new French door (see below), fixing rotten wood, replacing trim, repairing brick. You know, just your average household projects. They started cutting out the hole for the doors late in the work week. The drilling noise was amazing. It was like a dentist's drill on steroids. So worth it. The doors are beautiful. They let in an amazing amount of light and air. There is now a sliding screen door behind the windows.

They weren't the only ones working. No, not Eric and I. I could say we were supervising, but I went to the farmer's market and did stuff like that. Maybe Eric was supervising. Kaitlin, on the left, thought she found a quiet place to do her homework. It was quieter than her place. I can't imagine what that must sound like. Cindy, on the right, is always working at her desk. She faces the front yard. Just outside that window are several bird feeders. It is an amazing view.

I learned that one of the meat vendors at the Arlington Farmer's market was written about in The Omnivore's Dilemma. Eric keeps teasing me about buying dead "happy chickens". Once happy because they roamed free, now dead. I mentioned that to the purveyor and he said all their animals were very happy. Just read the book! I don't know why that pleases me so much, but it does. It's a good thing, because they are fairly expensive.

Mark and Trina were visiting the area. He was here for a Navy football game, she for a company conference. Eric and I went to D.C. to meet them. We had brunch by the waterfront. Behind the three you can see the Kennedy Center and just to the left of that is the Watergate complex. We enjoyed their company and watching all the boaters. There were a lot of sculls, canoes and yachts. And it was a beautiful day.